Arrays of surface-normal electroabsorption modulators for the generation and signal processing of microwave photonics signals

Author

Noharet, Bertrand ; Wang, Qin ; Platt, Duncan ; Junique, Stéphane ; Marpaung, David ; Roeloffzen, Chris

Author_Institution

Acreo, Kista, Sweden

fYear

2011

fDate

18-21 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

282

Lastpage

283

Abstract

The development of an array of 16 surface-normal electroabsorption modulators operating at 1550nm is presented. The modulator array is dedicated to the generation and processing of microwave photonics signals, targeting a modulation bandwidth in excess of 5GHz. The hybrid integration of the modulator arrays on carrier chips is described. Optical and microwave characterisation and modelling of the modulator array are presented.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical arrays; optical pulse generation; carrier chips; frequency 5 GHz; hybrid integration; microwave photonics; modulation bandwidth; signal generation; signal processing; surface-normal electroabsorption modulators arrays; Microwave communication; Microwave photonics; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; electroabsorption modulator; microwave photonics; optical signal processing; phased-array antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Photonics, 2011 International Topical Meeting on & Microwave Photonics Conference, 2011 Asia-Pacific, MWP/APMP

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-716-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2011.6088725

Filename

6088725